Italy
made a mistake by allowing a refugee ship to dock, but not unload. Prior to
this incident, they were not allowing refugee ships to dock. It’s like allowing
illegal immigrants to gather in large groups at the Mexican border. Now Italy
has liberals filing lawsuits. It they had simply stuck to their policy and not
allowed this ship to dock, they would be better off. The scabies infestation
further complicates this incident. See article below:
Italian city prosecutor suing to allow migrants to
get off ship as stalemate continues, by Ann Corcoran, 8/23/18.
We told you here that the Italian Interior Minister,
Matteo Salvini said that the latest migrant transport ship could dock, but not
unload ‘new Europeans’ until other countries in the EU agreed to take them.
As
of last night the stalemate continues although now the city of Agrigento has opened an investigation aimed
at allowing the passengers (who are infested with scabies) be allowed ashore.
From The Guardian: Salvini defiant over investigation into
illegal detention of migrants. Italian prosecutors have opened an investigation
into the illegal detention of 177 migrants onboard a coastguard vessel that the
minister of the interior, Matteo Salvini, refuses to allow to land.
The Ubaldo Diciotti has been docked for 48 hours at the port of
Catania, Sicily, but the majority of the migrants have not been allowed to
disembark without having guarantees from Brussels on their distribution to
other countries.
The investigation, conducted by the prosecutor of the city of Agrigento, was launched against “unknowns” but it
is clear that if the magistrates were to go ahead with a judicial proceeding,
Salvini would end up under investigation, being the only one responsible for
the landing ban.
“I
heard that the prosecutor’s office in Agrigento has opened an investigation,”
said Salvini in a recent video on Facebook Live.
“I also heard that the suspects are ‘unknown’
at the moment. But I’m not unknown. My name is Matteo Salvini, I’m the minister
of the interior. Come on, try me too, I’m here.”
The
Ubaldo Diciotti docked on Monday night in the port of Catania but the 177
migrants onboard, including 29 unaccompanied minors, were refused authorisation
to disembark.
On Wednesday afternoon, prosecutors in Agrigento visited the ship and
questioned the captain and several migrants.
“There are migrants onboard clearly affected by scabies,” said the
chief prosecutor, Luigi Patronaggio. “They require urgent medical assistance.
The situation onboard is critical.”
Salvini
does allow the ‘unaccompanied minors’ to leave the ship. You all know how that
scam has been working when the men say they are minors but there is no proof!
Following
the magistrates’ visit, Salvini authorised on Wednesday night for the 29
unaccompanied minors to disembark, but made it clear he would not authorise the
landing of the remaining 148 asylum seekers onboard “unless Europe steps in”. More here.
Maybe
the mayor and the citizens of the tourist town of Agrigento could be required to open their homes to
the remaining African men—require they stay for a couple of years as the city
pays for their care. I wonder if that might change the politics of the
city.
Oh,
and maybe the Italian government will spring for masks and scabies meds!
(I can dream can’t I!). All of my ‘Invasion of Europe’ posts are archived here.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody
GA Tea Party Leader
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